Bidweek Alert

Natural gas prices were trending lower for October bidweek, dragged down by moderate temperatures, soft LNG demand and a host of other bearish factors as the fall shoulder season gets underway, according to NGI’s Bidweek Alert. California led the month/month price decreases as prices at the SoCal Citygate plummeted around $2.000 from the September bidweek…

After one of the hottest months on record for some key natural gas regions, September baseload natural gas was trending mixed during the first two days of bidweek trading, which runs from Aug. 25-29. NGI’s Bidweek Alert showed the majority of U.S. locations falling month/month as temperatures are expected to ease seasonally in September. However,…

Baseload natural gas prices for August trended lower on the first day of bidweek trading, according to NGI’s Bidweek Alert. The modest price declines occurred against a backdrop of stubbornly high storage levels and lofty production levels, which have been offset only by strong summer heat in the West and Texas. Despite the modest weakness…

With intense summer heat in Texas and the South forecast to become more widespread beginning next month to drive up cooling demand, natural gas prices for July baseload delivery strengthened, according to NGI’s Bidweek Alert. Price increases were most significant on the West Coast, where triple-digit desert highs combined with an ongoing deficit in storage…

Baseload natural gas prices for June delivery showed signs of recovery as stronger LNG demand and early summer heat lifted some areas of the Lower 48, while an improved supply situation in the West continued to knock down prices there, according to NGI’s Bidweek Alert (BWA). The mixed bag for U.S. natural gas prices compared…

Baseload natural gas prices for May remained under pressure relative to benchmark Henry Hub as bidweek trading commenced on Monday, hindered by benign weather and continued strong production levels. Weakness was pronounced in the nation’s midsection, according to NGI’s Bidweek Alert (BWA), with prices low across the Midwest and Midcontinent. Chicago Citygate basis was trading…

Baseload natural gas prices for April were poised to plummet from already low levels, with weather models taking a decidedly warmer turn as bidweek trading got underway Monday. Losses were stout in the Northeast, according to NGI’s Bidweek Alert (BWA), even with the region likely to see chilly weather linger over the next few weeks.…

Baseload natural gas prices for March were tracking mostly lower as the market appeared to close the book on winter and focused on increasing warmth in the coming weeks and robust supplies, according to NGI’s Bidweek Alert (BWA). Though the region on Wednesday was in the midst of a series of brutal winter storms, West…

The potential for widespread frigid temperatures to start February failed to resuscitate natural gas prices for February baseload delivery, with ample production, plentiful storage and languishing exports weighing down markets, according to NGI’s Bidweek Alert (BWA). On the East Coast – where a well-documented history of volatility has taken a back seat to the West…